Stars aligning
Cambridge Stud’s colours and stallions cannot be denied. Almanzor (Wootton Bassett) is on fire. In Adelaide, associate sire Embellish (Savabeel) received his biggest boost yet while the stud’s owners, Brendan and Jo Lindsay, saw their gold and black colours twice first past the post at Saturday’s Te Rapa meeting including in the Easter Handicap (Gr... Read More
Toronado’s on the rise, but his fee’s not
Swettenham Stud’s Sam Matthews has revealed the Victorian farm contemplated increasing the service fee of one of the state’s premier stallions, but elected not to as a strategy of long-term gain won out. The Adam Sangster-owned Swettenham Stud has instead kept the $88,000 (all fees inc GST) fee of the farm’s headline act Toronado (High... Read More
FEE SHOCK: I Am Invincible’s price cut, status quo for Hellbent and Brave Smash
Yarraman Park has made the shock decision to reduce the service fee of two-time reigning champion stallion and commercial goldmine I Am Invincible (Invincible Spirit) after 14 remarkable seasons at stud based in the Hunter Valley. Brothers Arthur and Harry Mitchell, the joint principals of Yarraman Park, will stand I Am Invincible at $275,000 (all... Read More
Magic Millions wins Imperatriz race, now for the record
Potential buyers of the world’s highest-rated mare Imperatriz (I Am Invincible) have already visited the ten-time Group 1 winner at Te Akau Stud in New Zealand ahead of her sale next month with expectations her value could soar to a record-breaking figure. Magic Millions won the three-way battle to offer the champion mare on behalf... Read More
Kennewell’s $150,000 Sydney trip Tassort-ed
Not for the first time this season, Group 1-winning Victoria-based trainer Lloyd Kennewell made a flying visit to an interstate sale to specifically buy a horse by Australia’s probable champion first season sire Tassort (Brazen Beau). Kennewell, who trains in partnership with Lucy Yeomans at Cranbourne, partnered with his agent, Group 1 Bloodstock’s Mathew Becker,... Read More
Invincible Sage surges to Chairman’s Sprint Prize victory
Invincible Sage (Thronum) emerged as the newest member of Hong Kong racing’s elite with victory in the Chairman’s Sprint Prize (Gr 1, 1200m) on a rain-affected Sha Tin track on Sunday, providing David Hall with his first-top level win since 2008. Ridden brilliantly by Hugh Bowman, Invincible Sage stalked pace-setters Victor The Winner (Toronado) and... Read More